John talks about his Saturday Night Live audition, and his journey that led him there. He ultimately didn't get it and talks about what it's like to bounce back and keep doing comedy. He's a writer and actor in New York and was recently a writer for All That. He also recently sold a mountain....that he inherited from his father. No big deal. Follow John on Instagram and Tiktok @jetrowbridge and Twitter @johntrowbridge.

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Tom Thakkar is standup featured on Conan and Comedy Central's Stand Up Presents. He talks about growing up in Indiana and moving to Chicago and New York to pursue stand up full time. He also talks about his relationship to social media and using it as a promotional tool, debunking the "safe route" myth and why it's important to pursue your dreams. Check out Tom on Twitter @TomAThakkar where you can find links to his Conan set and half hour Comedy Central set. For more visit www.tomthakkar.com.

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Chrissy Shackelford is a writer for the Emmy award winning late night series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Before that she was an actor/writer/producer for 30 episodes of the Disney+ series, The Big Fib hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown. From 2017-2019, she spent two seasons as a staff writer on the HBO late night series, Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas. While writing for the show she also appeared on-camera and in multiple voiceover spots.

She began her comedy career in 2012, studying at The Second City in Chicago and ColdTowne Theater in Austin, TX. After relocating to New York City in 2014, she quickly went through the improv and sketch program at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater. At UCBT, she has been a cast member of Characters Welcome, and spent three years writing and performing for house sketch teams such as The Classic, Fantasy, and Attention Shoppers. Her solo character show, Diane Shangri-La Presents: Not Dry Yet, ran at UCBT Chelsea from 2016-2017.

When she's not slowly blinding herself by staring a screen that will one day destroy all of humanity, she watches a lot of reality tv, loves home decor, and drinks fancy cocktails that only feature vodka and club soda.  

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Laura Lyons talks about her near-death experience with COVID-19 and her ongoing path to recovery. She is a comedian and actress and has performed at theaters including the Magnet Theater and the Pit as a member of BoogieManja. She hosts a podcast called Not Killing It and has been featured in Quickie Fest, Time Out and Comedy Cake. Visit her website for more info at www.lauralyonscomedy.com and follow her on Twitter at @LauraLyonsssss.

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Michael Hartney is a New York based actor, writer and comedian. He has been featured on JFL New Faces, Comedy Central Comic to Watch and on School of Rock's original cast on Broadway. He was also the Artistic Director for UCB in New York. Follow Michael on Twitter (@MichaelHartney) and Instagram (@hartneymichael) for more!

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Mike Cabellon is a Los Angeles-based Filipino-American actor (Orange Is The New Black, Crashing, et al.) and writer (Comedy Central, Story Pirates Podcast). He was trained at the UCB and is currently an active performer, director, and writer for the Story Pirates. He co-wrote and co-starred Night Crew which landed him a development deal with Comedy Central. He recently booked a pilot as series regular written by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock starring Ted Danson, Holly Hunter and Bobby Moynihan. You can follow him at @MikeCabellon on Twitter and Instagram and check out his videos at www.mikecabellon.com.

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Glo is in an improviser, comic and actor in New York. She is UCB's Harold Team “Reva” and was previously an actor on the UCB Maude Team Pretty Boys. She can be seen in Mindy Kaling’s movie LATE NIGHT and SAFE SPACES, starring Justin Long and Kate Berlant. Glo Tavarez also cohosts he bi-weekly podcast Second Best: A DnD Adventure. All over the internet. She most recently booked a series regular role on a Showtime pilot called “Rita” opposite Lena Headey (aka Cersei Lannister!). You can see more at www.glotavarez.com and @yoglo_ on IG and Twitter.

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Andrea is a Virginia gal living in Brooklyn. She’s been featured in the New York Times, NPR and TimeOut. Coleman is an Actor on Maude Team Young Douglas. She’s a standup who’s performed at Women in Comedy Festival, Austin Sketchfest and San Francisco Sketchfest. Andrea has acted at Orlando Shakespeare Festival and The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC. She’s a sketch writer, playwriter, screenwriter and her Medium articles have been viewed over half a million times. Coleman is a practicing lawyer who created and hosts “Wack or Woke? Andrea Coleman Judges the Law,” a live law comedy show where comics judge funny laws. She asks that you please don’t break the law, even the funny ones, and if you do, don’t call her. www.andreacolemancomedy.com

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Shem is a writer/director/martial artist from South London and based in Brooklyn. He has written for the BBC Radio 4 News Quiz, Ava Vidal, Sketch Cram and is currently a member of UCBT Weekend Sketch Team THE FOUNDATION. He writes and directs all sorts of video content, the first 60 seconds of which you can see on Instagram (@myshowcalledlife) and he can be seen faking a Brooklyn accent all over New York with "Trash" and the POC comedy collective The Code Switch.

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Octavia Leona Kohner is a Brooklyn born and based performer. Octavia has worked primarily in queer art in the underground, experimental and indie world. This is her second season with BoogieManja. She’s a comedian, bouffon, actor, model and adult human female. She’s performed at UCB, The PIT, Magnet Theatre, the Krane Theatre, The Tank, and random gay dive bars around town. She had a talk show simulcast to Facebook and Chaturbate where she got naked and interviewed a bunch of trans/non-binary people while high. It was called “How To Date A Trans Woman” and it was dope. She hosts a monthly open mic at for Trans/Non-Binary+ people called “Gender Experts Party” which is her baby and you should totally come to it even if you’re not trans, it’s at Metropolitan Bar second Tuesday of the month. Octavia Leona Kohner’s pronouns are also Zie/Hir if you feel like being a “Good Ally.” Contact her at : OctaviaLeonaKohner@gmail.com

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Eric Feurer is a writer and performer based out of Brooklyn. He teaches at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, where he is the co-director of the house team Character Welcome. Mostly he works at a bar. He teaches and performs characters, writes and directs sketch, and takes baths. His sketches have been featured on TruTV and Collegehumor, and you might have seen him in season one of Desus & Mero if you didn't blink once. More at www.ericfeurer.com.

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Woody is a regular performer at UCB NY on Maude Night and Characters Welcome. He was a castmember of Boom Chicago (Amsterdam), and Thrones! The Musical Parody (Edinburgh Fringe). He’s been featured by Vulture, Comedy Central, FX, Amazon, TBS, and The New York Times. His one-(China)man show Asian Gracefully toured New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Toronto. You can learn more at woodyfu.com.

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Jesse Roth was born in New York City, but grew up in Los Angeles, and now she lives in New York City. Though she is unrepped she does consider herself bicoastal! She’s also Jewish and an “auburnette”.

Jesse produces and performs comedy all over New York, including the acclaimed “Sup!” open mic for women, LGBTQ & gender-non conforming voices, every 2nd & 4th Tuesday at 7pm at C’mon Everybody in Brooklyn. She will be performing her solo variety show “The Mess” at the Tank as part of their Ladyfest 2019.

Online, you can catch her as the "she" in improv/sketch duo She & Tim , and the creator and host of the Facebook Live variety show Bitch Party. Or you could follow her on instagram and see some silly stuff there.

IRL, you can catch her watching a lot of TV and eating lots of chips.

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Sarah Smallwood Parsons is a performer at UCB Theater. She created the series F*CKING, Personal Business, and Forgotten Animals (in production) and wrote The Song [In Every Musical] That No One Likes. Sarah was a JFL New Face in 2018, a resident at Above Average, and head writer of TOS Comedy. See her the last two Thursdays of every month hosting Characters Welcome at UCBT NY. 

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Emma Vernon is an NYC-based comedian, actor, and writer. She's been a featured comic on shows at Caroline's, The Comic Strip, Broadway Comedy Club and NY Comedy Club and was a contestant in Caroline's March Madness competition. She hosts a monthly variety show the 4th Friday of every month called "Better Than Your Bed" and produces an *almost* monthly dating comedy show at the Pit Loft called "In A World: The Dating Show" where she sets up singles on real blind dates in improvised environments! Emma would love to do stand up or storytelling on your show! Get in touch with her at emmavernoncomedy@gmail.com

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Corin is an actor, comedian, and writer based in New York City. If you've been to UCB Hell’s Kitchen you've probably seen her performing on Characters Welcome or every Saturday night with "Goat," or with Rumpleteaser every Monday night. You visit her website at www.corinwells.com for more.

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Patrick is an improviser/actor based in Brooklyn, NY. You can see him on the road with UCB's TourCo or at UCBT Hell's Kitchen in Here & Queer and every Friday on The Law Firm. Maybe you can also catch him around NYC with his indie groups Moof and PLUR. He is a Pisces and is on Twitter (@doo_kee) and Instagram (@pad00d2.0). Can you believe?

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Mike Zakarian is a New York based improviser, writer and comedian. He is the creator of Humans of Higher Ed, a satire platform for professionals in higher education.He talks about his experience working in hire ed, quitting a full time job in a space that he worked in his whole life to pursue comedy, and what it felt like returning an engagement ring.

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Mimi Hayes is a New York-based comedian and author of "I'll Be OK, It's Just a Hole in My Head." A former high school teacher and brain injury survivor, Hayes wrote her first memoir while recovering from a traumatic head injury at the age of twenty-two. In this episode she talks about juggling day jobs while also carving out a successful creative career driven by her own story. You can follow her on Instagram at @mimihayesbrain and visit her website at www.mimihayes.com. Her book is also available on Amazon!

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Native to New Orleans but Brooklyn based, Joseph Lymous is a Black, gay, interdisciplinary artist with emphasis in comedy and self-liberation. Joseph studied Performing Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and sketch comedy writing at the Upright Citizens Brigade. He is the co-artistic director of Mass Transit Theater where he performs and facilities workshops in social/emotional literacy, racial equity, and conflict resolution. Joseph is also the founder and executive producer of Jomiray Productions, a digital media company which creates content to incite thoughtful joy on the internet. Joseph has toured internationally with several theatre companies but has begun a steady climb into film and television. You can catch him performing in many capacities in NYC and beyond but right now he is geeked to be one of the newest actors in UCB’s Maude Night... Every third Monday night in 2020! IG: @jomiray

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Sylvie Wang is an improviser and writer based in New York. She performs all over the city and has dreams of writing on a TV Show. In this episode she talks about getting fired, the importance of not comparing your success to others and what it felt like being a person of color when she first started doing comedy.

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Kendra is a comedian, playwright and actor in New York. She talks about her certainty in pursuing a creative career and how she found a good pace with freelance temp work and working on her art.

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Nicole is a comedian, actor and writer in New York. She identifies as a sketch "freak" and you can see her perform with her Boogie Manja team "Denise" on Fridays at The Pit Striker main stage. She is also part of a digital sketch team called Shiners and is preparing to launch a brand new web series called "Unhinged." She talks about best practices to find a day job that works for you. Enjoy!

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Marnie is a stand-up comedian in New York who has been pursuing comedy for 6+ years. She talks about balancing it all while chasing her dreams to one day become a showrunner. You can check out her website at http://www.marniebcomedy.com/ and follow her on twitter at https://twitter.com/itsmemarnieb.

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What is How Do You Hustle??? Long answer: it's your new favorite podcast where comedians talk about their weird survival jobs before they make it big (or so we hope!) Short answer: listen to this teaser. And look out for new weekly episodes starting in November! 

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